New book: Landscape works with Piet Oudolf and LOLA
Piet Oudolf, LOLA and SCHUNCK published this inspiring book together with Nai010. This book presents the garden vision of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects.
In Search of Sharawadgi presents the ideas and dreams of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects. Piet Oudolf is the Netherlands’ most well-known garden designer and he has completed famous projects such as the High Line in New York.
At first sight, the practices of LOLA and Oudolf seem very different. But in Oudolf, LOLA found the perfect companion to realize their ideas. This book takes the reader on a journey, showing them how public gardens and landscapes across the world have been transformed. From the High Line in New York, the gardens of Hauser & Wirth in Somerset, the Star Maze in Tytsjerk to the Leisure Lane in Parkstad. Familiarise yourself with Oudolf’s andLOLA’s ultimate vision for the future: a global forest against the warming of the earth.
A dream that can start in anyone’s garden, however big or small. On this journey we are accompanied by the artists Joseph Beuys, Kie Ellens, Anne Geene, Giuseppe Licari, Geert Mul, Darcy Neven, Vijai Patchineelam & Adrijana Gvozdenovic and Sanne Vaassen.
In doing so this book presents us an extraordinary perspective on the discipline of garden design, and major issues such as global warming and the impact of nature on our well-being.